What's for dinner? Beer can chicken, with basmati rice w/butter, and a

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

bottle of homebrewed honey wheat beer (homebrew courtesy of my neighbor).

How 'bout with you?

[Scooter24]

1. Various kinds of sushi-

California, Sake, Pesto, Texas, and Ebi

and I believe a Sauvignon Blanc wine to go with it.

:9

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

19. Are you going out for it, or preparing at home? We had some in downtown

Dallas yesterday, very good but extremely pricey, at Nobu.

http://www.noburestaurants.com/

[Scooter24]

22. We are going to Fusion.

on Lemon Ave.

I've never been to Nobu, but will check it out. :)

Last time I tried to make my own sushi, it was traumatic. :P

[yvr girl]

2. Beer can chicken?

Are you just roasting it on an empty beer can?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. No you have beer in there, it comes up and moistens the chicken as it

roasts. I usually chop up some garlic and onions to put in the beer.

[converted_democrat]

3. Standing rib roast, asparagus, mushrooms, peppers, and onions,

wild rice, greens w/ fat back, new potatoes, black raspberry pie, and raspberry tini's for dessert..

on edit- forgot to add angels on horseback was the appetizer.. Can't forget the angles on horseback.. Yum..

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

8. It all sounds great. But what are angels on horseback?

[converted_democrat]

9. It's scallops on top of water chestnuts wrapped in bacon, with a

raspberry- horseradish dipping sauce.. It sounds like a weird combo, but it's really good..

(I have no idea where the name comes from, but almost every seafood joint in FL has them..)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

12. It sounds very good. I'm not as sure about the water chestnut part of it,

but the whole rest of the package I'm down with.

So can you buy 'em pre made in the supermarket and grill 'em?

[converted_democrat]

15. You can usually get them at the seafood counter.. If you don't like

water chestnuts, you can get them with snow pea pods instead.. I like them both ways..

If you can't get them at your seafood counter, they're really easy to make.. (I've only found them pre-made in FL..) You just par boil the bacon, set the raw scallops on the water chestnuts (or snow pea pods) and wrap them up with the bacon.. Stick a skewer through them and set them on the grill until the scallops lose there shine and the bacon is crispy.. For the dipping sauce you take cocktail sauce and add raspberry preserves to it, to your specific taste.. (I add a little extra horseradish cause' I like a little kick..) Or you can just use cocktail sauce alone. I like it better with raspberries though..

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

17. Sounds great, we'll have to try and make these sometimes, with and without

the water chestnuts. I definitely like the idea of the raspberry flavor, and I know my wife would love that. I'd definitely be a horseradish guy, she would not like that.

Scallops and snow peas is a very classic combo in Chinese cuisine. I'd like to try that version as well.

[converted_democrat]

21. I've traveled a lot over the years, and FL is the only place I've ever

seen them.. They are really yummy.. Hope you guys like them as much as we do!!

[converted_democrat]

24. Ooohh.. If you make them with the snow pea pods, make sure that they are

completely wrapped up in the bacon.. The snow pea pods have a tendency to burn if there not completely wrapped up.. Also, they are good broiled in the oven too.. Just fyi... (I didn't want you guys catch something on fire, cause I nearly did the first time I made them that way.. I had to learn the hard way..)

[LaurenG]

4. We had burritos

but we went on a hike and it was exquisitely beautiful! So no problem with the food. We weren't picky today!

[texas1928]

5. Beef Enchiladas

Refried beans and rice.

:9

[Initech]

6. Havent even thought about it yet

I had such a huge brunch that I'm not even thinking about food right now.

[Texasgal]

10. Popcorn and a beer!

:) Food of the gods!

[LeftHander]

11. fast food....

Still at work since 7 a.m. Computer Room UPS was being serviced and tech casued a outage that took down the entire server room causeing hardware failure on a major server.

What ever is brought in.

Wife is at home with leg of lamb, navy bean salad, with onions andmustard - and new potatoes with butter and garlic.

Chocolate....and beer. New Glarus Road Slush stout....or Moose Drool...

::sob::

[Left Is Write]

13. Ham, asparagus, baked beans, rolls, and orange cake...

with fresh strawberries for dessert.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

14. A little whipped cream on the strawberries?

[Left Is Write]

16. I don't have any.

The strawberries are the topping for the orange cake. :D

You want I should run out and get a pint of whipping cream? I don't mind.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. It would just... seem... appropriate.

[sbj405]

20. Italian Tofu, tomoato, spinach and artichokes over orzo

And a glass of cab sav

[Maddy McCall]

23. Boiled gulf shrimp, with spicy new potatoes and corn on the cob...

and garlic bread.

It's on the stove now. Yum!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. I love Gulf shrimp, especially purchased fresh off a truck.

[Maddy McCall]

29. That's where I got these. $3/lb for fresh jumbo shrimp....

right outta the gulf.

They were delicious...and we had plenty left for dinner tonight, so I think I might do an etouffe tonight.

[cmf]

25. Turkey pot pie

made with leftover roast turkey I bought on sale few weeks ago. I froze the carcass and picked off the meat to make the pie today. I love roast turkey - we have had so many meals from that one bird!

We're rounding out todays meal with a mixed green salad with gorgonzola and cranberries and yellow cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting. :9

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. I love leftover poultry, and I love any kind of pot pie!

[Fox Mulder]

28. I had ham, potato salad, buns/rolls, beans, cocktail weenies...

and some sort of homemade coconut creme cake.

Mmmmmmmm...

[yellowdogintexas]

30. Looking good, there. I found a glazed stoneware or

maybe pottery ring designed just for beer can or soda can chicken roasting. You just pour the liquid into the center core, which is a few inches taller than the bowl part, and the bowl part catches allt he dripping. Looked pretty cool. It sort of looked like a tube cake pan with the center post much taller than the outer wall of the pan; except it was made out of this really pretty glazed ceramic/pottery/stoneware stuff.

I have also seen a really cool grill thing for the vertical roasting with or without the can of liquid. I have an early version of the vertical roaster but it has a very small drip pan so doesn't do a very good job catching everything. This new one I saw at Central Market is designed for grill or oven and has a nice sized tray, at least 12" in diameter.

I love the way the chicken cooks on the vertical roaster, though.

[bigwillq]

31. I had chicken tenders and fries

from the work cafeteria.

[laheina]

32. Am I the only one eating Easter dinner leftovers? nt